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FS Sustainability launches ESG Power50 nominations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... end of town to the small caps." 2023 has proven a fast-moving and action-packed year in sustainability as the federal government announced plans to make climate reporting mandatory from 1 July 2024, a review of the Modern Slavery Act recommended meaningful ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... climatic changes brought about by climate change will have fiscal impacts. The statement does not state that the federal government is required to disclose such risks to bond holders. It states that "uncertainty around the magnitude and timing of the ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... body for renewable energy industries Smart Energy Council, said the findings should serve to encourage the federal government to support the rollout of more clean energy "as soon as possible". "Our international allies, including many key trading partners ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Lifecycles. The project, which will broaden the Australian Life Cycle Inventory (AusLCI) database, forms part of the federal government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant Round which has secured $4 million in funding across the next two financial ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... from Parliament to make climate reporting mandatory. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has previously announced that the federal government will do so. AASB has proposed additional modifications in its exposure draft, including requiring an entity "that determines ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the federal court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. Bowen acknowledged ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment Council ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Last week, the federal government delivered a powerful message to the Australian investment community by cancelling a decade-old stockpile of 700 million Kyoto carbon credits and unveiling new measures to bolster the credibility of the Australian carbon ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... capacity. "Most critically, by directing the investment through not-for-profit community housing providers, the federal government can have confidence in the right projects being funded, the right operations in place, and know that the funding is ultimately ...